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dis•crete

Pronunciation: (di-skrēt'),[key]—adj.1. apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.2. consisting of or characterized by distinct or individual parts; discontinuous.
3. Math.a. (of a topology or topological space) having the property that every subset is an open set.
b. defined only for an isolated set of points: a discrete variable.c. using only arithmetic and algebra; not involving calculus: discrete methods.